[skytrader1]

Which Nvidia Quadro video card/s seems to work the best if using 4-8 monitors ranging in size from 22" to 28", and when trading the E-minis? Or, is there another brand card that is better? Am trying to upgrade my desktop and would also like suggestions on a sufficient amount of RAM and processor speed, etc; Thanks in advance for your input!

[UrmaBlume]

Originally Posted by skytrader1 »

Which Nvidia Quadro video card/s seems to work the best if using 4-8 monitors ranging in size from 22" to 28", and when trading the E-minis? Or, is there another brand card that is better? Am trying to upgrade my desktop and would also like suggestions on a sufficient amount of RAM and processor speed, etc; Thanks in advance for your input!

Our traders use the setup shown below, they all trade from different remote locations and I manage them from my desk which is the second shot down. All of the remote accounts are linked to my monitors so I can see all trades and all orders whether filled or not. My setup is 12 of those same 19" monitors driven by 2 workstations.

The workstation is a Dell T3500 with a single quad-core 3.0GHz chip, 8 GB of Ram and 2 Nvidia cards (each driving 4 monitors). The monitors are 19" square and the monitor stands are 4 dual-vertical by Ergotron.

The internet connection is 2 20mps cable modems and 1 5 mps DSL connection into a 3 input, load balancing router.

The last shot down shows the mini pit we use for training new traders here in Las Vegas.

cheers

UB

[skytrader1]

Can you be more specific on which Nvidia cards you use, i.e. Quadro, etc?

Thanks.

[UrmaBlume]

Originally Posted by skytrader1 »

Can you be more specific on which Nvidia cards you use, i.e. Quadro, etc?

Thanks.

I looked back through some invoices and this looks like the cards we used in the last batch of workstations:


"Dual 512MB PCIe x16 NVIDIA NVS420 Quad Monitor,8 Monitor 8DVI,Dell Precision (320-8139)"

cheers

UB

[skytrader1]

Thank you for your time and effort. You have been very helpful. I had heard about the Nvidia's before, and you just re-confirmed. Thanks again.

1 card for 8 displays: Matrox Announces World?s First Single-Slot Octal Graphics Card - HotHardware

[skytrader1]

Thnx for your input!

[sysot1t]

Urma... A question, a bit off topic but related to the cards... do you leverage any GPU processing for the calculations done outside of TS with your NN/C#++ Code? curious to know if you are leveraging any GPGPU processing (i.e. GTX480 or C2050) ... I have been reading your posts, which I find interesting, and I was curious to how you handle the computational requirements for processing the data and handling all the iterations real time...